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Round 7 Middle Grades – 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions 1. A battle here on June 17, 1775 discouraged the British from attacking Dorchester Heights above Boston. It enabled General Washington to fortify that location with enough heavy guns to threaten the British in Boston. Although known as the Battle of Bunker Hill, on what hill was most of the fighting in the first major battle of the American Revolution fought? BREED'S HILL (Accept: BUNKER HILL) 2. A number pattern lists every other prime number starting with 3. Find the third term of this pattern. 13 3. Identify the following sentence's grammatical structure: Let the rain fall down everywhere around you. SIMPLE (SENTENCE) 4. In August 2015, this public figure received top scores on her GCSE exams, rigorous national tests in her adopted home of the U.K. Her rise to prominence began with an anonymous diary for the BBC, and culminated in a 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, making her the award's youngest recipient to date. Name this Pakistani-born education advocate who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban. MALALA YOUSAFZAI [yoo-sahf-ZIGH] (Accept first or last or both) 5. In terms of structure, this polymer may be compared to cellulose, and in terms of function, to keratin. It is the main component of the cell walls of fungi, the internal shells of cephalopods, and the exoskeletons of arthropods. Name this main component in the supportive outside covering of lobster and insects. CHITIN [KYE-tin] 6. A rectangular prism has dimensions of 1 meter by 5 meters by 6 meters. What is the surface area, in square meters, of this prism? 82 (SQUARE METERS) (ACCEPT: 82 METERS SQUARED) 7. This author lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, for 18 years, where she met fugitive slaves and learned about life in the South. After moving to Maine, she wrote a long tale of slavery that was first published as a series in an anti-slavery paper, and later as a book in 1852. Name this author, who, according to Abraham Lincoln's son, was greeted by the president in 1862 with the words, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war." (HARRIET BEECHER) STOWE 8. In a State of the Union Address, this man asserted that all people should enjoy the four fundamental freedoms "from want, from fear, of speech, and of worship." He urged the U.S. to be the "great arsenal of democracy." Identify this president, who called December 7, 1941 "a date which will live in infamy" in his "Pearl Harbor Address." 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions – Middle Grades Round 7 - Page 1

FRANKLIN (DELANO) ROOSEVELT 9. In this musical, the Wilkes sisters sing "You Oughta Be Here with Me" and "Leavin's Not the Only Way to Go." The Duke croons about "The Royal Nonesuch," while the two protagonists describe "Muddy Water" and "River in the Rain." Identify this musical, with music and lyrics by Roger Miller, based on Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . BIG RIVER 10. In this stage of mitosis and meiosis [my-OH-sis], the chromosomes align in the equatorial plane of the spindle. The duplicated genetic material carried in the nucleus of a parent cell separates into two identical daughter cells. Identify this stage of cell division, which occurs just before anaphase. METAPHASE 11. Before planting some plant seeds, Austin measures them to see how long they are. What metric unit of length would be the most appropriate for him to use? MILLIMETERS 12. He was Jesse's son, and was Israel's second king. His son, who succeeded him, was Solomon. Identify this Israelite king, who gained his fame as a warrior, but also had Bathsheba's husband killed so that he could marry her. DAVID 13. In the sentence, "He answered the door when the bell rang," "when the bell rang" is this general type of clause. What kind of clause may begin with a relative pronoun, and always contains a subject and a verb, but cannot form a complete sentence? SUBORDINATE (CLAUSE) 14. This act of persuasion is carried out by intensive indoctrination. It was used on American prisoners during the Korean War. Give the term for a method of systematically changing attitudes or altering beliefs through torture, drugs, or psychological stress techniques. BRAINWASHING 15. One function of this holiday is to celebrate the return of Rama, Sita [SEE-tuh], and Hanuman [HAH-noo-mahn] to the city where Rama continued his righteous reign. Participants light small earthenware lamps filled with oil, and place them in rows along temples and houses or let them float in streams. Name this "festival of lights" occurring in October or November, which marks the beginning of the Hindu new year. DIWALI [dih-WAH-lee, dih-VAH-lee] 16. David and John are mowing a yard together. If it takes David 5 hours to mow the yard by himself, and it takes 4 hours for John to mow the yard by himself, then as a mixed number how many hours will it take for them to mow the yard together? 2 2/9 (HOURS) 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions – Middle Grades Round 7 - Page 2

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17. His term of office as United States vice president lasted 82 days in 1945. He famously had a sign on his desk in the Oval Office that read, "The buck stops here." Name this U.S. president, who ordered the atomic bombing of two Japanese cities, and authorized the Marshall Plan to rebuild war-torn Europe. (HARRY S.) TRUMAN 18. Legends claim that this historical figure ignited a magic fire that druids couldn't extinguish, and transformed himself into a deer to reach the Hill of Tara safely. He adapted pagan symbols into the Celtic cross, and allegedly drove all of an island's snakes into the sea. Identify this saint, who used the shamrock to teach his Celtic converts about the trinity. (SAINT) PATRICK 19. On August 23, 2015, this location received a delivery that included Japanese liquor, twelve mice, and an electron microscope. Completing fifteen orbits a day, this multi- national home to astronauts and cosmonauts orbits at an altitude of around 240 miles. Name the habitable satellite that is now the largest artificial body in orbit, and can often be seen by the naked eye from Earth. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION 20. One of these musical compositions entitled "Ruffles and Flourishes" is usually played before "Hail to the Chief" announces a president's arrival. Originally, it was a signal in court ceremonies, hunts, or battles, and played by percussion with trumpets or horns. Identify this kind of short melody, which Aaron Copland composed "for the Common Man." FANFARE 21. Find the solution to the equation 3x minus 5 equals 4x plus 6. -11 22. In economics, this term refers to the use of goods and services by households. Many economists consider it to be the final purpose of economic activity. What is this term, whose level per person is seen as a main measure of an economy's success? CONSUMPTION 23. Most of this novel's characters, including Nat Blake, Dan Kean, and brothers Emil and Franz Hoffmann, are orphans. They reside at the Plumfield Estate School, where they tend gardens, own pets, and form close friendships under the watchful eyes of Fritz and Jo Bhaer [BAY-er]. Identify this prequel to Jo's Boys and sequel to Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. LITTLE MEN 24. Racecar drivers reduce this force as much as possible by streamlining the shape of their vehicles, or by adding spoilers. As the density of the surrounding air or liquid increases, so does this. Give the four-letter term for the resistance acting upon an object as it moves through a fluid or gas. DRAG 2015-16 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions – Middle Grades Round 7 - Page 4

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